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Movie Quote of the Day – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, 1999 (dir. Martha Coolidge)
Dorothy Dandridge: He won’t give me a chance, Mama.
Ruby Dandridge: Well, if you’re waiting for them to give you a chance, you’re gonna have a hard road. Honey, you have to take your chances.
Movie Quote of the Day – Rambling Rose, 1991 (dir. Martha Coolidge)
Mother: You can help with the dishes, even though it’s not a man-type thing to do. Man-type things. Women-type things. What does the creative force behind the universe care about such foolishness?
Movie Quote of the Day – The Prince & Me, 2004 (dir. Martha Coolidge)
Paige: Am I supposed to be able to breathe?
Dressmaker: No.
Paige: Oh, well, then it’s perfect.
Movie Quote of the Day – Real Genius, 1985 (dir. Martha Coolidge)
Chris: You are very beautiful.
Sherry: Thank you.
Chris: Uh, how did I come off? Too stuffy?
Sherry: Well, you certainly don’t act like one of the top ten minds in America.
Chris: Really? How many of them have you met?
Sherry: Seven.
Chris: Really?
Sherry: You’ll be eight. Professor Hostetler at M.I.T. was number six.
Chris: Old Professor Hostetler? Isn’t he dead?
Sherry: He is now.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Valley Girl, 1983 (dir. Martha Coolidge)
The first time I saw Valley Girl, I rented it from Netflix and I watched it three times in a 24-hour period before I returned it. I then immediately bought the DVD. I have seen it countless times (including twice on the big screen!). I just love it so much. It is endlessly watchable.
Movie Quote of the Day – Valley Girl, 1983 (dir. Martha Coolidge)
Randy: Fuck off, for sure, like totally!
December 2020 in Films
Jan 8
Posted by cinemafanatic
Apologies for the delay on this post. My computer died at the end of December so this post as well as my end of the year wrap-up and my Favorite Fifteen Films of 2020 were delayed. If you follow me on social, you probably saw that I left my job at the beginning of December as well, so this month threw me for a bit of a loop. As always though, you will find everything I watched in December, a breakdown by decade, and a few favorites after the cut.
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Posted in 2020 in Films
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Tags: Arnaud Desplechin, Astrid Henning-Jensen, Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle) (My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument), Delbert Mann, Illusions, Julie Dash, Krane's Confectionary, Late Spring, Lost In Yonkers, Martha Coolidge, Middle of the Night, My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, Peter Chelsom, Shall We Dance?, Yasujiro Ozu